Chapter Thirty-One
Maisie
I stood on the sidewalk at the airport, waiting while Beck pulled my dad’s bag out of the back of his truck. He handed it to my dad and caught my eyes briefly. I could see the unspoken question there. He was gauging whether I wanted him to wait in the car while I said goodbye to my dad. My heart gave a hard thump. I needed to say this goodbye on my own. I shook my head, just barely. He nodded and turned to say something to my dad, clapping him on the shoulder and then rounding the truck to climb into the driver’s seat.
My tearful encounter with Beck earlier, and his gruff, heartfelt announcement that he loved me would have been overwhelming all by itself. But then, I’d scrounged up the nerve and faced my dad. I’d told him I loved him and always would, but that
